Balancing rigidity and safety of pedicle screw fixation via a novel expansion mechanism in a severely osteoporotic model

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Shea, Thomas M ^a,b   Doulgeris, James J ^a,b   Gonzalez Blohm, Sabrina A ^b   Lee, William E ^a   Aghayev, Kamran ^b,c   Vrionis, Frank D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; POLYURETHAN FOAM; TITANIUM; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE INJURY; BONE REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; METAL IMPLANTATION; NERVE INJURY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PROSTHESIS FIXATION; RIGIDITY; STRENGTH; TRABECULAR BONE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CHEMISTRY; MATERIALS TESTING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BONE AND BONES; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PEDICLE SCREWS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE;

EID: 84924076603     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/318405     Document Type: Article

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